Tuesday, Jan 14, 2003 at 10:18
I don't know how much experience you have camping outdoors around Australia, because the flies, mosquitos and sand flies in some
places are unbelievable, and always around to some extent everywhere.
I would suggest a 12 x 12 quality quick erecting screen house with floor, something like the Blackwolf Ivanhoe Screen Enclosure, and a small tent like the Coleman Traveller for when the weather is lousy. The Blackwolf screen tent mesh really can be called waterproof, as it is close weave so it is sand fly proof.
http://www.colemanaustralia.com.au/Product,1137,10100A.aspx?page=2
Depending on where you are camping, the majority of time you would just dump your bedding on the floor of the screen tent. Only if the weather is inclement, cold or wet would you put up the Coleman Traveller. The good features of the Coleman Traveller are that the tent has sufficient ventilation and is very
well designed and don't believe there is another tent of that size on the market with the features and value for money. A small touring business we run they use these tents, so can speak with knowledge on them.
With a good screen tent, you can really enjoy your camping, sit in comfort without waving flies and getting bitten, and not get them in your food etc. etc. etc.
Canvas tents are a total pain. You cannot put them away wet because they get mouldy so damn quickly, they are cumbersome, bulky and heavy, *always* leak.
You may remember this reply on your travels, and thank me for giving you this advice, or saying to yourselves, if only we had followed the advice in that reply. Flies, mosquitoes and sand flies are a menace, and no amount of repellent will do a good enough job.
With a baby a screen enclosure is even more important. Have fun practicing.
Another good tip you may not be aware off, the
home brand roll on deodorant is one of the greatest itch and bite relief available. Just roll deodorant on the bite and five minutes later you have relief from the bite and itching. The expensive product Stingoze is 25% aluminium hydroxide (or something like that) and the roll on deodorant is 15 aluminium hydroxide (or some derivative like that). At around $1.00 for the roll on deodorant, is a real gem for relief.
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